Originally Posted by
Bolo
The UAL pilots, Frontier pilots etc. are not scabs at all. Different CBA's. If I was covering a flight that CHQ flew for UAL, then yes that would be considered struck work. If I fly a trip that RAH flies for F9 and if we fly it as well with an Airbus then I would not consider that struck work as well. Do you think that UAL pilots or any other of the legacies that you fly for are not going to fly those trips that you do not fly on their behalf?
You can't make that distinction between mainline and other regional. Either you can fly it, or not.
For one, I would never know the difference if I was flying a flight that was once Republic's.
Second, if I did know the difference, I cannot/ will not refuse it. The goal is not to punish United, it is to punish Republic management. The very fact that they won't make any money by us flying that leg, means it is not struck work. If United tells us to fly it, we have to.
Now, IF Republic management called up XJET management and said, "hey, we got this flying that needs to be covered and we'll go splitsies on the $$." Then, yes, that would be struck work and I would have basis to refuse it.